Vintage ballerina silver rhinestones designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 3...
Vintage Mid-Century Ballerina Dancer Brooch 18K Gold Ruby Sapphire Diamond
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This brooch of a dancer is full of movement and joy of live.
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver, Gold
1940s Beau Sterling Silver Ballerina Brooch Pin
Located in Hicksville, NY
Rare, Collectible 1940s Retro Ballerina Pin - Sterling Silver Features: A tiny dancer wearing pointe shoes and a tutu.
Sterling Silver
Beau Sterling Silver Dancing Ballerina Vintage Brooch Pin
Located in Milford, DE
A dazzling vintage brooch, featuring a dancing ballerina in sterling silver.
Sterling Silver
Vintage silver tone rhinestone designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with rhinestone • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear SKU 34 ❤️❤️ V...
Vintage silver rhinestone brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 37 ❤️❤️ V...
Marcel Boucher Art Deco Ballerina Brooch
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Charming Marcel Boucher Ballerina Brooch from the Art Deco period of rhodium and pink gold plate. Pierced skirt with dancer poised en point. 2" wide x 1.75". 1940's USA.
Gilt Metal
Coro Retro Style Ballerina Brooch, 1940s
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
Retro Style Coro Brooch circa 1940s. The yellow gold colored brooch of a leaping ballerina with faux pearl cabochon face,a bodice of clear pastes and long full skirt of faux ruby be...
Gilt Metal
Vintage silver tone colorful rhinestones brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 46 ❤️❤️ VIN...
Vintage silver rhinestone massive designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 44 ❤️...
Vintage Vendome Ballerina Brooch Pastel Faceted Stones, Gold Tone
Located in Milford, DE
Vintage Vendome Ballerina Brooch Pastel Faceted Stones, Gold-Tone Couture Figural Pin, 1950s–60s Description An exquisite and scarce Vendome figural ballerina brooch, crafted in ri...
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage ballerina gold rhinestones designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 37 ...
1940s Art Deco Rhinestones and Silvered Metal Italian Brooch
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This striking 1940s Italian brooch beautifully blends the streamlined glamour of Art Deco design with the bold, often floral-inspired scale of the subsequent Retro era, which was pop...
Vintage gold tone rhinestones designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed • gold tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 40 ...
Vintage Dancing Couple Crystal Statement Brooch
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Striking vintage statement brooch depicting a dancing couple, richly set with sparkling clear crystal rhinestones. This large and dramatic piece captures a pair of figures mid-dance,...
Vintage gold rhinestone elegant lady designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear ❤️❤️ VINTAGE DESI...
Vintage gold tone rhinestones lady pin brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 51 ❤️❤️ VINT...
BENEDIKT NY signed vintage silver tone ab rhinestones designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed BENEDIKT NY • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sk...
Vintage silver tone rhinestones designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 50 ❤️❤️ V...
Vintage silver smokey rhinestones designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 3...
Vintage brooches, which refer to decorative jewelry traditionally pinned to garments and used to fasten pieces of clothing together where needed, have seen increasing popularity in recent years.
While jewelry trends come and go, brooches are indeed back on the radar thanks to fashion houses like Gucci, Versace, Dior and Saint Laurent, all of which feature fun pinnable designs in their current collections. Whether a dazzlingly naturalistic Art Nouveau dragonfly, a whimsical David Webb animal, a gem-studded bloom or a streamlined abstract design, these jewels add color and sparkle to your look and a spring to your step.
Given their long history, brooches have expectedly taken on a variety of different shapes and forms over time, with jewelers turning to assorted methods of ornamentation for these accessories, including enameling and the integration of pearls and gemstones. Cameo brooches that originated during the Victorian age are characterized by a shell carved in raised relief that feature portraits of a woman’s profile, while 19th-century micromosaic brooches, comprising innumerable individually placed glass fragments, sometimes feature miniature depictions of a pastoral scene in daily Roman life.
At one time, brooches were symbols of wealth, made primarily from the finest metals and showcasing exquisite precious gemstones. Today, these jewels are inclusive and universal, and you don’t have to travel very far to find an admirer of brooches. They can be richly geometric in form, such as the ornate diamond pins dating from the Art Deco era, or designer-specific, such as the celebrated naturalistic works created by Tiffany & Co., the milk glass and gold confections crafted by Trifari or handmade vintage Chanel brooches of silk or laminated sheer fabric. Chanel, of course, has never abandoned this style, producing gorgeously baroque CC examples since the 1980s.
Brooches are versatile and adaptable. These decorative accessories can be worn in your hair, on hats, scarves and on the lower point of V-neck clothing. Pin a dazzling brooch to the lapel of your blazer-and-tee combo or add a cluster of smaller pins to your overcoat. And while brooches have their place in “mourning jewelry,” in that a mourning brooch is representative of your connection to a lost loved one, they’re widely seen as romantic and symbolic of love, so much so that a hardcore brooch enthusiast might advocate for brooches to be worn over the heart.
Today, find a wide variety of antique and vintage brooches for sale on 1stDibs, including gold brooches, sapphire brooches and more.
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